Families in Murang’a are set to recover 3,200 acres of ancestral land in Makuyu after the Environment and Land Court ruled against Kakuzi PLC. The decision clears the way for the land to be given back to members of the Kakuzi Division Development Association (KDDA), bringing them closer to justice after years of waiting.
On 14th November 2025, the National Land Commission gazetted its final recommendations regarding a Historical Land Injustice Claim by a group known as Kakuzi Division Development Association (KDDA) for the return of ancestral land that was taken from them by the colonial government and given to Kakuzi PLC.
The National Land Commission recommended that KAkuzi PLC should cede 3,200 acres from its land in Makuyu, Muranga County, to KDDA and three other claimants for the resettlement of their members.
The judgment by Justice Maxwell Gicheru set aside the interim orders that had temporarily shielded Kakuzi’s holdings, paving the way for the subdivision and allocation of the land to the rightful claimants.
While Kakuzi PLC has been granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal, the court has declined to issue any further injunctions that would delay restitution for KDDA claimants, marking a crucial step towards redressing decades of historical land injustice in Muranga County.
